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Also known as Kakarot, Son Goku, Gokū, Zero, Kakarotto, Son Gokū, Goku Son

Son Goku is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the Dragon Ball manga series created by Akira Toriyama. He is based on Sun Wukong (known as Son Gokū in Japan and the Monkey King in the West), a main character of the classic 16th-century Chinese novel Journey to the West, combined with influences from the Hong Kong action cinema of Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee. Goku made his debut in the first Dragon Ball chapter, Bulma and Son Goku, originally published in Japan's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine on December 3, 1984.

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Son Goku is the main character of the Dragon Ball manga series, a Japanese comic created by Akira Toriyama that first appeared in 1984, and he was inspired by the Monkey King character from a classic Chinese novel along with action movie stars Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee. The character has become culturally significant as the central figure of one of the most influential manga series in Japanese popular culture.

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Key facts

Character.name
Son Goku
Character.franchise
Dragon Ball
Character.image
GokumangaToriyama.png
Character.caption
Goku, seen as both an adult and child, illustrated by Akira Toriyama
Character.species
Saiyan
Character.occupation
Martial artistRadish farmer
Character.creator
Akira Toriyama
Character.first
Dragon Ball chapter #1 Bulma and Son Goku, December 3, 1984 (Weekly Shōnen Jump 1984 #51)
Character.lbl1
Voiced by (Japanese)
Character.lbl2
Voiced by (English)
Character.lbl3
Portrayed by
Character.alias
Kakarot (birth name)

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Wikidata facts

Part of
Gogeta
Family name
Sun
Named after
carrot
Gender
male
Spouse
Chi-Chi
Child
Goten
Father
Bardock
Sibling
Raditz
Occupation
warrior
Country of origin
Japan
Based on
Sun Wukong
Image
CPBR2015 - 02 (cropped).jpg
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name
Son Goku
present in work
Dragon Ball Daima
location of creation
Japan
inception
1984-00-00
killed by
Cell
birth name
Kakarot
narrative role
protagonist
inspired by
Superman
superhuman feature or ability
Super Saiyan
media franchise
Dragon Ball
ethnic group
Saiyan
Commons category
Goku
native label
孫 悟空
individual of taxon
Saiyan
first appearance
Dragon Ball
appears in the form of
Great Ape
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